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M3.7 earthquake 22km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 22km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Mar 30, 1956, 10:00 PM GMT-8 (06:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1956-03-31 06:00:10 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.328° N, 118.483° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.310km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25740 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25731 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.814km S of Arvin, CA · 25728 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.93km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25727 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.18km N of Lamont, CA · 25726 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.721km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25706 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25706 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.926km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25701 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.816km E of Arvin, CA · 25698 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 25695 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.49km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25694 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.46km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25692 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 25690 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 25750 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25750 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.79km NNE of Castaic, CA · 25760 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.018km NE of Lebec, CA · 25762 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.92km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25763 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.026km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.99km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.318km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25769 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25770 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295056. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.